3) Yu Neng Primary School

Yu Neng Primary School started off as a Chinese school in 1935 at Upper Changi Road.

In 1934, the late Mr Huang Hua Long, along with 4 humble villagers, took upon themselves the responsibility of nurturing and educating the young. With meagre resources, they managed to build a zinc and attap school and named it Yeu Nerng School. Conducting lessons in Mandarin and dialect, Yeu Nerng catered to 20 students from the neighbouring villages. Despite poverty and difficult times, the students of Yeu Nerng achieved impressive examination results.

After the Japanese Occupation, the restoration of the school once again confirmed the undying spirit of selfless dedication. It had only 3 classrooms then and Mr Tay Chiao Nyou was appointed Principal. In 1960, Mr Ng Sin Soo was appointed Principal. By then, the school had an enrolment of about a hundred pupils. The enrolment rose to about 693 in 1978 and there was a staff of 23 teachers. With a committed new management committee, Yeu Nerng grew to become a 9-classroom, 2-session school. The school during the 50s and 60s used to top the Primary School Leaving Examination in Changi.

Yeu Nerng continued to grow and on 4 Jan 1982, the school moved to the site at Bedok North Street 3 and was renamed Yu Neng Primary School. The school changed its status from an aided to a government school. English was adopted as the school's main language medium in the curriculum. Yu Neng Primary School was the 175th school to be opened by the present government since 1959. It was officially declared opened by Tuan Saidi Haji Shariff on 12 July 1984. In January 2003, the school went through PRIME upgrading and had to move to a temporary holding site. During this period, the school merged with Min Xin Primary School. In 2005, the school moved back to its current school building at Bedok North Street 3 and was officially reopened in July 2006.Through the years, Yu Neng Primary School has maintained the traits and virtues of its early founders. With its strong foundation, values and beliefs, Yu Neng continues to grow and strive towards its motto of "Light Up and Shine".